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ispace’s Resilience Lander Enters Lunar Orbit Ahead of June 5 Touchdown

Tokyo-based ispace’s second lunar lander, Resilience, completed lunar orbit injection at 20:41 UTC on May 6, positioning it for a landing attempt on June 5 at Mare Frigoris in the Moon’s northern hemisphere.

2025-05-07T03:07:15.384618-07:00

Bloomberg

Blue Origin wins US contracts as Musk ally Isaacman’s NASA role raises stakes

2025-05-08T08:04:01.016399-07:00

SpaceNews.com

ClearSpace completes second phase of UK debris-removal mission

2025-05-07T10:02:14.733586-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Sierra Space Completes FlatSat Integration Test for Space Force R-GPS Satellite

2025-05-08T05:13:19.961697-07:00

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European Spaceflight

Poland Tests Single-Stage Suborbital Rocket in Bid to Reach Space Poland has successfully launched a single-stage suborbital demonstrator as part of its programme to build a three-stage launch vehicle capable of surpassing the Kármán line at 100 kilometres, aiming to support research payload flights later this decade.

2025-05-11T23:04:06.128608-07:00

Poland Tests Single-Stage Suborbital Rocket in Bid to Reach Space

Aviation Week

Taiwan Scrambles for Starlink Alternatives in Satcom Plan After talks with Elon Musk’s Starlink collapsed, Taiwan’s government has scrambled to assemble an alternative satellite communications roster. Officials are vetting domestic and international providers to secure resilient, high-capacity satcom services for both military and civilian networks amid cross-strait tensions.

2025-05-11T13:01:45.483288-07:00

Taiwan Scrambles for Starlink Alternatives in Satcom Plan

abqjournal.com

New Mexico Accelerates Efforts to Cement Global Space Industry Leadership New Mexico is mobilizing policy changes, infrastructure investments and industry partnerships to secure its position as a global leader in the space sector. Stakeholders are courting commercial launch providers at Spaceport America, bolstering R&D capabilities and building a skilled workforce to compete internationally.

2025-05-11T10:33:40.222501-07:00

New Mexico Accelerates Efforts to Cement Global Space Industry Leadership

IEEE

Jackal Spacecraft Poised to Patrol and Secure Orbits True Anomaly’s Jackal spacecraft concept envisions agile, on-orbit patrol vehicles equipped with advanced sensors and response capabilities to monitor and intercept threats against satellites and space infrastructure, marking a shift toward proactive space domain awareness and defense. This shift addresses rising concerns over orbital congestion, debris and potential hostile actions.

2025-05-11T07:58:33.273782-07:00

Jackal Spacecraft Poised to Patrol and Secure Orbits

Space Daily

SpaceX Deploys 54 Starlink Satellites in Back-to-Back Falcon 9 Missions Over Six Hours SpaceX on Friday night and early Saturday launched 26 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, then 28 more from Cape Canaveral in Florida, deploying 54 internet spacecraft in just over six hours. The dual Falcon 9 flights underscore the company’s rapid launch cadence and expansion of its global broadband network.

2025-05-11T04:30:39.112175-07:00

SpaceX Deploys 54 Starlink Satellites in Back-to-Back Falcon 9 Missions Over Six Hours

Florida Today

Virgin Galactic’s Mike Moses Details First Delta Spaceship Assembly Mike Moses, veteran NASA manager and head of Virgin Galactic’s commercial spaceflight program, provides an inside look at the construction process for the company’s inaugural Delta Spaceship at its East Mesa, Arizona facility—highlighting milestones, production challenges, and projected timelines as the firm ramps up suborbital operations.

2025-05-10T09:22:10.998194-07:00

Virgin Galactic’s Mike Moses Details First Delta Spaceship Assembly

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Lithuania’s Delta Biosciences to test cosmic radiation’s effects on medicines aboard ISS Delta Biosciences, a Lithuanian chemical firm, and the European Space Agency will launch a multi-year experiment onboard the International Space Station in 2026 to assess how cosmic radiation degrades pharmaceuticals, a critical step for long-duration crewed missions and space-based drug manufacturing.

2025-05-10T08:53:44.507515-07:00

Lithuania’s Delta Biosciences to test cosmic radiation’s effects on medicines aboard ISS

Via Satellite

Rocket Lab Reports Q1 2025 Results, to Acquire Mynaric and Secures AFRL Launch Contract Rocket Lab reported its first-quarter 2025 results alongside announcements that it will acquire laser-communications specialist Mynaric to strengthen its European satellite constellation capabilities. It also secured a new launch contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, underlining defense demand for small-launch services.

2025-05-09T11:15:00.643770-07:00

Rocket Lab Reports Q1 2025 Results, to Acquire Mynaric and Secures AFRL Launch Contract

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